Scientists say Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffered its most severe coral bleaching event in March. 科学家表示，澳大利亚大堡礁在3月份遭遇了最严重的珊瑚白化现象。 Coral are small marine animals that live together and f...
The death of African American George Floyd while being arrested by four Minneapolis police officers set off protests and some violence across the United States. Some protesters have now turned to bringing down symbols of the Confederacy and slavery....
Messaging Technology Is Helping Fuel Worldwide Protests Technology is increasingly being used to mobilize groups protesting police violence and racial inequality across the United States. Messaging applications, or apps, are one of the main tools hel...
Call it a mobility system or a wheelchair it can be seen at the Tokyo airport moving on its own. 我们称之为具有机动性的系统或轮椅，它可以在东京机场自行行驶。 It is helping with social distancing while fighting the spread...
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a classic American story. It tells the sad tale of a mysterious rich man, Jay Gatsby, who loves Daisy Buchanan, a married woman. The Great Gatsby can teach you many lessons about the English language. Its man...
America's IBM has ended its facial recognition business and raised concerns about how police forces might be using the technology. 美国IBM公司终止了其面部识别业务，并对警方可能使用这项技术的方式表示担忧。 IBM and ot...
New Autistic Superhero for Children In the United States, public television stations are launching a new show for children in June. The PBS Kids' cartoon series is called Hero Elementary. It stars a group of young superheroes. The show is set inside...
Pope Francis called George Floyd by name two times in a speech last week. And he offered support to an American religious leader who knelt in prayer during a Black Lives Matter protest. Normally, the Vatican government might have shown a less direct...
Coronavirus Disrupts Fight to Save Endangered Species Scientist Carlos Ruiz has spent 25 years working to save golden lion tamarins. The long-haired monkeys that live in Brazil's Atlantic Forest are endangered. His project to regrow the wooded area t...
Until recently, Bashar Ali Naim worked at a small store in Baghdad. He earned about $480 each week. 直到最近，巴沙尔阿里纳伊姆（Bashar Ali Naim）还在巴格达一家小商店工作。他每周的薪水大约是480美元。 Three month...
Scientists are urging a temporary halt to deep-sea metal mining. They warn in a report that it could cause severe, damaging effects on Pacific Ocean areas. The recently-released report examined more than 250 published studies on deep-sea mining. The...
Starting in early 2020, governments around the world ordered lockdowns, closures and other social distancing rules to slow the spread of COVID-19. The severity of the measures differed from place to place. But, most people around the world were affec...
Coronavirus Crisis Forces Restaurants to Get Creative 冠状病毒危机期间餐厅创意无限 Dining at a table where clear plastic surrounds each diner might look and sound futuristic, but it could be one way for some restaurants to reopen. 同桌就...
White US Policeman Charged with Murder in Black Man's Death 美国白人警察被控谋杀黑人 A police officer in the American city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been arrested and charged with murder in the May 25 death of George Floyd. 美国明尼...
Minnesota Announces Additional Charges Against Police in George Floyd Death 明尼苏达州宣布增加对弗洛伊德死亡涉案警方的指控 The American state of Minnesota Wednesday made new charges in the May 25th death of George Floyd during...
